Legal Opinion · Concurrence

Michael Ducksworth v. State of Mississippi

Court of Appeals of Mississippi

Decided August 18, 2015No. 2014-CP-00921-COAPublished

1ConcurrenceJames, J.

¶ 12. Finding no reversible error, I would affirm the trial, court’s dismissal of Ducksworth’s PCR motion, but for different reasons than the majority.. ¶ 13. Ducksworth pled guilty to two counts of murder and one count of burglary, along with his codefendant, Booth. On March 10, 1989, Ducksworth and- Booth entered pleas of guilty to two counts of murder and one count of burglary. Ducksworth filed a PCR motion in May 2011 because Booth was released on parole in 2009 while Ducksworth was not. See Ducksworth v. State, 103 So.3d 762 (Miss.Ct.App.2012). In the PCR motion, Ducks-worth argued that…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Haines v. KernerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Rowland v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2010
  3. Hughes v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2012
  4. White v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2011
  5. Jones v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2013

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